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Chinese Yellow Peaking Glass Scenic & Hardstone Snuff Bottle & Stand, Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, and a bone spoon conveniently attached. Adding to its allure, the snuff bottle bears a signature in
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bottles

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Glass, Hardwood

Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle with Blue Calcite
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful natural rock crystal snuff bottle. Carved on the raised exterior, a vase with ruyi and
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal

Chinese Eighteen Luohan Walnut Shell Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This early
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Plastic, Walnut

A Magnificent Chinese Carnelian Agate Snuff Bottle. Qing Dynasty
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Chinese Carnelian Agate Snuff Bottle. Qing Dynasty. Antique Chinese Carnelian Agate
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Agate, Carnelian

Antique 16k Gold Chinese Qianlong Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle Mark & Period
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique Imperial Chinese Qing dynasty solid gold & cloisonne enamel snuff bottle
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique Chinese Carved Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle Tiger's Eye Stopper 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese rock crystal snuff bottle, finely carved in low relief with a lotus scene to one
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Gray Agate Snuff Bottle Pendant On A Three Strand Coral Bead Necklace, 1850's
Located in Kenilworth, US
Gray and white Chinese flat top and flat footed base snuff bottle in thumbprint patterned agate
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Pendant Necklaces

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Agate, Coral, White Gold

Important Chinese Incised & Filled Gourd Snuff Bottle "Ruan Guang Yu" 阮光宇 c.1959
Located in Richmond, CA
A masterfully carved hulu gourd snuff bottle by the esteemed artist Ruan Guang Yu (阮光宇, 1903-1960
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Organic Material

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Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
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Chinese Lingbi Scholar Stone Arched Form on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small desk top Chinese scholar stones (also known as Gong Shi, meditation stone and spirit rock) fitted on a hand-carved wood stand circa late 19th century. The specimen is of a bl...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Chinese Scholar Stone Mountain Form with Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small desk top Chinese scholar stones (also known as Gong Shi, meditation stone and spirit rock) on a fitted display wood stand circa 19th century. This is likely a grey Lingbi typ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Edwardian Set of Silver Cut Glass and Guilloché Enamel Perfume Bottles with Box
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th centuty set of Edwardian silver cut glass and guilloché enamel perfume bottles with pill/snuff/make-up box By: unknown Material: cut glass, enamel, glass, metal, silver, ...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bottles

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Crystal, Enamel, Silver Plate, Silver, Metal

19th Century Chinese Export Oval Cinnabar Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Export Oval Cinnabar Box This 19th Century Chinese Export Oval Cinnabar Box is a testament to exceptional craftsmanship and artistry. Standing at 3 inches high, ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Metal

Rare Palace Size Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Figural Box and Cover, Qing
Located in New York, NY
A rare palace size Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer figural box and cover, Qing Dynasty This palace size box and cover is a rare and exquisite piece of art made in the 19th century...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Provincial Chinese Wheel Disc, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This large 19th-century wooden farm cart wheel captivates with simple lines and wabi-sabi textures. The expressive grain of Chinese northern elm (yumu) is on full display, beautifull...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Mounted Objects

Materials

Elm

Provincial Chinese Wheel Disc, c. 1850
Provincial Chinese Wheel Disc, c. 1850
H 31.5 in W 27.5 in D 7.75 in
Antique Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in Brea, CA
A pair of antique Chinese porcelain vases with very beautiful hand paint. Excellent condition, measures: 12” x 8 '', the mouth of the vase is 5.5'', the bottom of the vase is 6.5, se...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Porcelain Tea Dust Square Vase
Located in London, GB
An unusual mid-19th century porcelain tea dust glazed vase, of square form, having impressed decoration and character mark to the underside. Qing dynasty, Tongzhi period.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Vases

Ancient Gu Shape 'Canal Houses' Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, Circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
This vase is decorated with dutch canal houses on one side and Chinese pagodas and flowers on the other side. Eastern and Western motifs were simultaneously expressed in ceramics. P...
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Antique 1690s Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities

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Ceramic

Vintage Huge Pair of Chinoiserie Portraits Asian Emperor-Empress Wall Plaque
Located in Bastogne, BE
This is a spectacular set of hand-painted wooden wall panels in chinoiserie style representing the Emperor and Empress of the Qing Dynasty. Hand-carved jade stone and hand-paint...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Art

Materials

Jade

Chinese Carved Jade Snuff Bottle and Stopper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese carved jade snuff bottle and stopper the flattened globular body carved continuously with a flower, the stone of whitish-grey and lavender tone, jade stopper Measures: 5....
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Antique 19th Century Antiquities

Materials

Jade

Chinese Porcelain Baluster Vase With Cobalt Blue Floral Decoration
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Valuabl...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Scholar Rock Yingde Stone on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An intriguing Chinese scholar rock in vertical form presented on a custom hand-carved wood stand circa late Qing Dynasty. The greyish black stone is of Yingde type. Its upright form ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Chinese Composite Amber Carved Beast Taotie Snuff Bottle Qing Late 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A late Qing period Chinese snuff bottle, crafted from composite amber. This bottle is adorned with meticulously carved beast and ring taotie motifs on its shoulders, and slightly rai...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Organic Material

Chinese Zitan Brush Pot with Soapstone Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This beautif...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Soapstone

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Antique Chinese Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle, Jingdezhen Kilns
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese enamel porcelain snuff bottle, Jingdezhen kilns, of wide cylindrical form with a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Assorted Vintage Snuff Bottles
Located in Dallas, TX
Assorted hand carved bone and resin snuff bottles. Contact dealer for more information on specific
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Chinese Folk Art Sculptures

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Stone

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H 3 in W 2 in D 1 in
Chinese Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle with Woven Exterior, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This petite
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Late 19th - Early 20th Century Chinese Amethyst Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
bottle is finished with an amethyst stopper and fitted with an intact bone snuff spoon.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Amethyst

Early 20th Century Chinese Bone Snuff Bottle
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th century Chinese snuff bottle. Bottle and tap made out of bone, carved and painted flower
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bone

Early 19th Century Chinese Snuff Bottle Hand Engraved & Inked on Bovine Bone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese hand carved, Bone Snuff Bottle with an engraved and inked bird
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Two 19th Century Chinese Snuff Bottles Hand Carved & Decorated Bovine Bone, Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are two good Chinese hand carved, Bovine Bone Snuff bottles, with engraved and black inked
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Chinese Snuff Bottle Guanyin Buddhist Deity Hand Carved Bovine Bone, circa 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese hand carved Bone Snuff Bottle depicting Guanyin which is an East Asian
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Fine, Chinese, Enamelled Snuff Bottle, Hand painted portraits, mid 20thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A superbly hand painted example of a Chinese enameled snuff bottle. The circular body of this
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Bottles

Materials

Copper

Chinese Snuff Bottle Deeply Carved with 4-Character Mark to Base, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese hand carved snuff bottle, which we date to the earlier part of the 20th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bottles

Materials

Bone

Late 19th Century Mandarin Duck Jadeite Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
bottle is finished with a red carnelian stopper and fitted with an intact bone snuff spoon.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Carnelian, Jade

Late 19th Century Chinese Hair Quartz Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This late
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Carnelian, Quartz

Pink Deco Perfume Bottle with Snuff Spoon, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
carved bone spoon for use as a stylish snuff bottle. A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

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Metal

Chinese Regal Pheasant Wooden Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This late
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Carnelian

19th Century Chinese Carved Amethyst Snuff Bottle
Located in Savannah, GA
This Chinese snuff bottle is intricately carved from the amethyst variety of quartz and is
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Amethyst

Antique Chinese Carved Ruby in Zoisite Stone Snuff Bottle Lotus Republic Period
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese carved ruby in zoisite hardstone snuff bottle, with carved lotus in relief
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Early 20th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures

Antique Chinese Chicken-Bone Jade Snuff Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese chicken-bone Jade Snuff bottle, tapered and high shouldered vase form, somewhat
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Jade

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bone snuff bottle you’re looking for. Frequently made of bone, stone and carnelian, every bone snuff bottle was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a bone snuff bottle — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each bone snuff bottle bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Bone Snuff Bottle?

Prices for a bone snuff bottle can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $288 and can go as high as $1,400, while the average can fetch as much as $422.
Questions About Bone Snuff Bottle
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese snuff bottles are decorative containers originally produced during the Qing Dynasty. Their original purpose was to hold powdered tobacco. However, most people use snuff bottles as decorative objects today. You can find a range of Chinese snuff bottles on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Snuff bottles were used in China in the early 18th century. The bottle contained powdered tobacco, which was illegal to smoke, but was considered a remedy for colds and headaches and was therefore allowed in bottles in powdered form. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic snuff bottles from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Snuff bottles are containers designed to hold small amounts of snuff, which is a type of powdered tobacco popularized in China during the Qing Dynasty for its medicinal advantages. Find a variety of antique and modern snuff bottles to shop on 1stDibs.